Families Await Pueblo Crewmen After North Korea Capture
U.S. astronauts orbiting the moon exchange word as 82 crewmen imprisoned in North Korea since January 22 receive a Christmas gift of hope. Rear Adm. Edwin Rosenberg notes the primary concern is the crew’s health after exposure. More than 200 relatives travel from near Spee and the Philippines at government expense, lodging arranged by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce while awaiting word of homecoming.
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Tion
North Korea
Edwin Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Spee
Philippines
Tay
el Cortez
San Diego
G. Cowen
Apollo 8 Enters Lunar Orbit and Views Moon’s Far Side
Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders announce Apollo 8 has achieved lunar orbit and capture first television views of the moon’s far side from 69 miles high. The crew reports orbit 169.1 by 60.5 nautical miles as mission control cheers.
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Lunar
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Earth
Anders
Lovell
Houston
Pyrenees
Mission Control Center
Tas Conklin
Olaf Geet
Gilbert
Moon
Sorisne
MacLeish
Jerry Carr Redio
Ground Control
Rita Theater Invites Del Rio Children for Christmas Show
The Rita Theater invites all Del Rio children to a Christmas Day screening of Taffy and the Jungie Hunter announced by manager Demond Webb. The party continues a long standing Rita tradition with a start time around 9:30 a.m. and an 11:10 a.m. finish.
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del Rio
Rita
Club Attends Sad Codaniaith Sitss Evening
In a somber gathering the club attended a sorrowful event at the codaniaith site in the evening, honoring a loss with quiet reflection and shared memories among members.
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Carisae
T .l
Del Rio Christmas Observances Slow Pace In Town
Del Rio slows tonight amid Christmas quiet as churches and county offices pause operations through Thursday. Catholic parishes plan midnight mass and a special Christmas Eve service. St James Episcopal to host carols and candlelight with a 11 30 a m start and two Christmas Day Masses at 9 a m and 12 15 p m.
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St. James Episcopal Srg
Bethlehem Pilgrims Find No Room at Inn
Bethlehem during Christmas Eve draws thousands to the Nativity site as Israeli forces guard the overfull streets. Pilgrims face crowded conditions and a halted church capacity while vendors and soldiers mix with the crowd.
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Bethlehem
Jesus
New Citizen Happy Even If Price High
Jesus H. Guevara 21, blind and missing part of an arm, became an American citizen after fighting with Americans in Vietnam era. He described his 13 years of waiting, carried into court by stretcher from the battlefield.
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San Antonio
Tex
Jesus H. Guevara
America
Sterrey
Porfie
GS Dunlap St. B. Tex
Guevara
Tectoene
Sera Sakerenens
No Paper Christmas No Paper Christmas All Day
Christmas observed with newsroom staff taking a day off as the News Herald pauses publication for the holiday. Employees enjoy a full-day celebration while production rests.
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News-Herald
Red Mortars Mark Holiday Cease Fire
Saigon reports a brief Christmas Day meeting 50 miles northwest of the city between U S and South Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong to arrange the release of three American GIs from Communist prisons.
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Saigon
UPD
U.S
Billy Kuap
Dope War Suspected In Zavala Violence
In a South Texas town authorities probe a narcotics trade dispute after a deadly shooting. Jose Os or Chavez was killed with a 22 caliber pistol while his father Jesus Ruiz Sr faced charges tied to the case as police investigate the Zavala County incident.
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Crystalacity
UPI
South Texas
Gayetano
Jose Osae
Chavez
Jesus Ruiz Sr
Meterlo
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